Suppose a child whines continuously until his parents give him a cookie. The cessation of the child's whining would be _____ of the parents' behavior of giving the cookie.
A) positive reinforcement
B) positive punishment
C) negative reinforcement
D) negative punishment

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The cessation of the child's whining acts as a negative reinforcement for the parents' behavior of giving the cookie. It removes an unpleasant stimulus (the whining), which increases the likelihood that the parents will give a cookie in the future to stop the whining.

Suppose a Child Whines Continuously Until His Parents Give Him